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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Parachondrostoma Turiense

Parachondrostoma turiense Elvira, 1987
Max Length
25 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
45.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in stretches with swift current. They can survive in still water but need access to flowing waters to spawn. Spawning occurs on gravel to stone bottom. They move to upper reaches of drainages to spawn in March-May .

Scientific Name
Parachondrostoma turiense
Authority
Elvira, 1987
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
25 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
45.00/100
Migration
Potamodromous
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Parachondrostoma Turiense is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Parachondrostoma Turiense is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Temperate; 41°N - 39°N, 2°W - 0°

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Migration
Potamodromous
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00832 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
25cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
45.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Elvira, 1987

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